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at the end of the day, mitt romney ends up a huge winner as a result of this. >> do you think romney ends up a winner today? >> no. it is june. and it is just a wash. but the argument will be this. whose side are you on? and both of these guys have their streaks. sometimes, like always, mitt romney can have this sort of marie antionette syndrome where he seems to insult working people, like he did today. teachers, cops and firefighters. >> i love that your big insult to the president is he's prophesorial. >> okay. but go on, paul. >> the president can be a little little ethereal at times. it's true. neither of them are like joe biden, who is really great on middle class tread. but if it's about who would you rather like hang out with, i don't think romney is going to succeed there. >> it's been a fascinating day. thank you. let us know what you think. we're on facebook. follow me on twitte twitter @andersoncooper. there are new important images out of syria tonight. video you will not see anywhere else of a doctor and his staff of volunteers risking their lives to save civilians and
at the end of the day, mitt romney ends up a huge winner as a result of this. >> do you think romney ends up a winner today? >> no. it is june. and it is just a wash. but the argument will be this. whose side are you on? and both of these guys have their streaks. sometimes, like always, mitt romney can have this sort of marie antionette syndrome where he seems to insult working people, like he did today. teachers, cops and firefighters. >> i love that your big insult to the...
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and i think that mitt romney is right. that we should play a much greater and stronger role in making sure those weapons go to the right people, which is obviously not the case now because of a lack of american leadership. >> senator mccain, appreciate your time. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> coming up, an update on the 14-year-old girl marked for death and shot by the pakistani taliban for advocating the education of girls. how she's doing tonight. a charity effort on her behalf. two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as
and i think that mitt romney is right. that we should play a much greater and stronger role in making sure those weapons go to the right people, which is obviously not the case now because of a lack of american leadership. >> senator mccain, appreciate your time. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> coming up, an update on the 14-year-old girl marked for death and shot by the pakistani taliban for advocating the education of girls. how she's doing tonight. a charity effort on...
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at the end of the day, mitt romney is a huge winner of this. >> do you think mitt romney is a winner today? >> no. first off, it's june and it is a wash. but the argument is going to be this. whose side are you on? right? both of these guys have the elitist streaks. sometimes the president can be very professorial and that's off putting and sometimes, like always, romney can have the marie antoinette syndrome and insults the working people like today. >> i love that your big insult of the president is he's professorial and mitt romney is he's marie antoinette. >> i'm a state school guy. >> equal on the criticism. but go on, paul. >> well, the president can be a little ethereal at times. neither are like joe biden who i think is great on middle class kind of cred. but if it's about who you'd rather hang out with, i don't think romney is going to succeed there. >> all right. it's been a fascinating day. thank you. >>> let us know what you think. we're on facebook. follow me on twitter. what do you think of the president's remarks today? >>> there are new images out of syria tonight. vi
at the end of the day, mitt romney is a huge winner of this. >> do you think mitt romney is a winner today? >> no. first off, it's june and it is a wash. but the argument is going to be this. whose side are you on? right? both of these guys have the elitist streaks. sometimes the president can be very professorial and that's off putting and sometimes, like always, romney can have the marie antoinette syndrome and insults the working people like today. >> i love that your big...
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governor romney, mrs. romney and paul ryan have given somewhat different explanations about what he was trying to say. we are at a point in the campaign where everything is raw. the staff has had a rough week to ten days. sometimes you try to return every punch does this make a lot of sense? not always. they say they left leaning mother jones and they say bedunked and say they try to stir up dust. they might be ready to turn the page. >> we got our first filglimpse today. two and three said it would make them less likely to back migtt romney. >> well, you know it is hard to say because what you may end up doing is preaching to the choir as you look at those numbers. i think what you see in the campaign is a rekalbration because you can't put the genie back in the bottle this late in the campaign. i might as well make the best of it. they are talking about the 1998 audio from president obama trying to make this an issue of who is for a big bloated government that would be president obama versus who is for a
governor romney, mrs. romney and paul ryan have given somewhat different explanations about what he was trying to say. we are at a point in the campaign where everything is raw. the staff has had a rough week to ten days. sometimes you try to return every punch does this make a lot of sense? not always. they say they left leaning mother jones and they say bedunked and say they try to stir up dust. they might be ready to turn the page. >> we got our first filglimpse today. two and three...
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a hail mary pass from mitt romney. pastor jeffers says evangelical voters hold the key to romney's victory. he's the pastor of the first baptist church in dallas. he now supports mitt romney and is here tonight. okay, so let's start with this. what is the secret that's going to turn it around for mitt romney? >> insanity's doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. up to this point, the strategy has been to just talk about the economy. don't get off on the social issues. this isn't working out well. the economy, because the economy's improving with the housing prices yesterday, consumer sentiment up yesterday and also, it fails to recognize that many of republican base, many of them, are social conservatives who care about the economy, but we also care about the moral and spiritual deterioration of our country and i believe that romney needs to speak out and show the distinction between the democrat form, which is embrace gay marriage, doubled down on abortion, which waffled about on whet
a hail mary pass from mitt romney. pastor jeffers says evangelical voters hold the key to romney's victory. he's the pastor of the first baptist church in dallas. he now supports mitt romney and is here tonight. okay, so let's start with this. what is the secret that's going to turn it around for mitt romney? >> insanity's doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. up to this point, the strategy has been to just talk about the economy. don't get off on the...
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romney at the end of the table. and i reached over and touched ahold of that flag and pulled it out. and it was as if electricity was running through my arm, because i thought about the sacrifice of those men and women in our space program who put themselves in harm's way for learning, for pioneering, for us. it's part of the american spirit, to live for something bigger than yourself. i see it on the men and women who serve in our military. they serve us over the years. they serve us for liberty, for freedom, for hope and prosperity. i love all the verses in that wonderful him "america the beautiful," but one in particular stands out. oh, beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country love and mercy more than life. will our veterans and members of the armed serviceforces please your hand and stand and be recognized? our schools, our churches, our families. our nation. i think about my sister. my sister, lynn, who is in her 70s. her husband died a few years ago. she has eight chil
romney at the end of the table. and i reached over and touched ahold of that flag and pulled it out. and it was as if electricity was running through my arm, because i thought about the sacrifice of those men and women in our space program who put themselves in harm's way for learning, for pioneering, for us. it's part of the american spirit, to live for something bigger than yourself. i see it on the men and women who serve in our military. they serve us over the years. they serve us for...
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governor romney was right. this is a clear indication that the president is completely out of touch with how his policies have failed to make things better for the american people. he seems to think that it is perfectly fine for 23 million americans to be out of work. it is not good. things are not fine when we have housing foreclosures through the roof and business start-ups at an all-time low. this is all because of his policies that have made a hostile environment for business owners and created tremendous uncertainty. >> it is a foolish thing to say because of all the things we have mentioned. even if you give a paragraph. bill clinton went through this. you can't say the private sector economy is doing fine. he was trying to make the point that at least the private sector is hiring and government is throwing people off the payrolls. there has to be a better way to do it, right? >> there has got to be a better way to do it. i agree. on the politics, you live by the gaffe, you die by the gaffe. every time ro
governor romney was right. this is a clear indication that the president is completely out of touch with how his policies have failed to make things better for the american people. he seems to think that it is perfectly fine for 23 million americans to be out of work. it is not good. things are not fine when we have housing foreclosures through the roof and business start-ups at an all-time low. this is all because of his policies that have made a hostile environment for business owners and...
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that would be mitt romney. but in the end, there's a lot of confusion about this, and it is going to be hard to tell exactly how this is going to impact the race except, an dderson, if it comes up in the presidential debates. and i bet it will. and then both mitt romney and president obama can explain their positions. >> and john, it does feel like this team is jumping from strategy to strategy, and does this kind of move just give the ammunition of what some republican critics have said about the campaign from the beginning especially since that politico story this week and the campaign is functioning as if it is not ready for prime time? >> and in a word, yes. it does fuel those stories and that speculation and unhappiness among a lot of republicans both in washington and around the country. i'm in michigan and met with the chairwoman who says she wants mitt romney back here. they say he should not talk about israel or redistribution and say that president obama is a nice guy, but look at the last three years
that would be mitt romney. but in the end, there's a lot of confusion about this, and it is going to be hard to tell exactly how this is going to impact the race except, an dderson, if it comes up in the presidential debates. and i bet it will. and then both mitt romney and president obama can explain their positions. >> and john, it does feel like this team is jumping from strategy to strategy, and does this kind of move just give the ammunition of what some republican critics have said...
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governor romney, mrs. romney and paul ryan have given somewhat different explanations about what he was trying to say. or what he meant to say about the 47%. look the israel report? the romney campaign, especially the staff, has had a rough week to ten days. sometimes you are taught to not return every punch, does this make a lot of sense? not always they say left leaning mother joans and debunked. if voters get confused and think it's just politics, they might be willing to turn the page. >> we got our first glimpse of how voters are reacting. a slim majority said it wouldn't make any difference at all. some said it was less likely to make to back romney, do you think these tapes will make a difference moving forward? >>ith very hard to say. what you may end up doing is preaching to the choir, particularly as you look at those on -- at these numbers. i think what you see in the romney campaign is a recallbration, because you can't put the jeanne back in the bottle this late in the campaign. make the best
governor romney, mrs. romney and paul ryan have given somewhat different explanations about what he was trying to say. or what he meant to say about the 47%. look the israel report? the romney campaign, especially the staff, has had a rough week to ten days. sometimes you are taught to not return every punch, does this make a lot of sense? not always they say left leaning mother joans and debunked. if voters get confused and think it's just politics, they might be willing to turn the page....
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>> look, mitt romney has -- obama has a lot of paths to victory. romney has very few. they will be states like virginia, florida. if obama wins those states, pretty much over. romney needs to run the table and do well in ohio and pennsylvania. those are must-wins for him. >> charles, when you look at both campaigns from start to finish, what do you think has run the better campaign? >> i think that this campaign has been what most campaigns are, a series of ups and downs for both sides, and so there have been some performance issues and the first debate was a performance issue for barack obama. what mitt romney has not been able to do has been to get enough momentum to ever get himself over a hump and get shooting himself in the foot either by things coming out he didn't time or saying things in realtime that did him real damage. so mitt romney was never able to take advantage of a bit of momentum and ride that to a leading position over barack obama. and i think that -- at the end of the day, that will be a real issue that republicans will look bat and say we did not
>> look, mitt romney has -- obama has a lot of paths to victory. romney has very few. they will be states like virginia, florida. if obama wins those states, pretty much over. romney needs to run the table and do well in ohio and pennsylvania. those are must-wins for him. >> charles, when you look at both campaigns from start to finish, what do you think has run the better campaign? >> i think that this campaign has been what most campaigns are, a series of ups and downs for...
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>> i think it's going to be romney. i've thought that since he was the nominee. >> you didn't want him as nominee, though. >> there was a brief period where as i say i ran off with a biker but i came back to the responsible choice and i think, i mean, the reason i said two years out when people were still thinking sarah palin might be the nominee or ron paul, it was a long time out when i said if we don't run christie it will be romney and he'll lose. i took that back six months later because obama's made such a mess of the economy. i travel a lot out in america and people are really, really hurting. there are a lot of people who are unemployed, underemployed, they know they're not doing what they should be doing. obama care is coming down the track like a bullet train and a lot of people are going to have to go out of business or have already gone out of business. >> where do you give obama credit? most powerful arguments i hear are where a republican can give the democratic president some credit and vice versa, where
>> i think it's going to be romney. i've thought that since he was the nominee. >> you didn't want him as nominee, though. >> there was a brief period where as i say i ran off with a biker but i came back to the responsible choice and i think, i mean, the reason i said two years out when people were still thinking sarah palin might be the nominee or ron paul, it was a long time out when i said if we don't run christie it will be romney and he'll lose. i took that back six...
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ohio without a doubt a must-win state for governor romney. here's the new "the washington post" poll. you see the numbers right here. the president above 50, six-point lead in the state of ohio. that's one poll. but if you put together what we call a poll of polls, looking at now a half dozen polls conducted over the past two weeks, look what you get. a six-point lead for the president of the united states and again, a must-win state for mitt romney. that is the state of ohio. another must-win, i can give you a mathematical scenario for romney to win without florida but it's very difficult. so what about florida? two new polls out today, one is an arg poll shows the president with a five-point lead. here's the "washington post" poll you just mentioned, shows the president with a four-point lead. again, what we like to do when you have a lot of polls is add them all up and average them out. this is more than a half dozen polls conducted over the last two weeks. what do you get? a four-point lead for the president in the state of florida. when
ohio without a doubt a must-win state for governor romney. here's the new "the washington post" poll. you see the numbers right here. the president above 50, six-point lead in the state of ohio. that's one poll. but if you put together what we call a poll of polls, looking at now a half dozen polls conducted over the past two weeks, look what you get. a six-point lead for the president of the united states and again, a must-win state for mitt romney. that is the state of ohio. another...
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which mitt romney will show up? we have on the gallup poll the number one issue for abortion, 38% won't vote for a candidate that disagrees with them on abortion. what would president romney do? >> he's stated he's a pro-life, but as you pointed out, that poll did not say which side women are on. oftentimes when there are polls it shows that it kind of cancels out somewhat the people who are sing single-issue voters. we know obviously people feel strongly on both sides of that issue. a lot of that -- the supreme court decides a lot of these decisions, and what we're dealing with and what congress deals with and what stalts deal with are some of the economic issues on funding. those are things where we want to have funds, limited funds go to things like science and math education, things that we support. getting jobs for women. having jobs for our kids when they come out of college, which they don't have now. those are the issues that women are concerned about. >> they are concerned about those, but they're concerned
which mitt romney will show up? we have on the gallup poll the number one issue for abortion, 38% won't vote for a candidate that disagrees with them on abortion. what would president romney do? >> he's stated he's a pro-life, but as you pointed out, that poll did not say which side women are on. oftentimes when there are polls it shows that it kind of cancels out somewhat the people who are sing single-issue voters. we know obviously people feel strongly on both sides of that issue. a...
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mitt romney is in a huge hole with latino voters. it doesn't surprise me that he didn't mention immigration today. i don't know what he is going to say. he has nothing to say right now. i agree with newt gingrich when he said on the stage that mitt romney is the most anti-immigrant candidate that we have had. given all of the statements that he has made. he talked today about education. his education policy would actually decimate the programs that a lot of latino college students have benefited from. so, again, he says something but then when you look at his policies, it absolutely goes against the interests of latinos. >> you can hear senator mccain say, you need to be more hopeful. can romney afford to try to move back to the center? it wasn't all that long ago mccain/bush/kennedy had a path to citizenship. or would that be flip-flop, flip-flop. >> i think romney has quite a bit of room to move to the center. i think the base of the republican party in the primaries. they are not willing to tolerate a whole lot of descend. they di
mitt romney is in a huge hole with latino voters. it doesn't surprise me that he didn't mention immigration today. i don't know what he is going to say. he has nothing to say right now. i agree with newt gingrich when he said on the stage that mitt romney is the most anti-immigrant candidate that we have had. given all of the statements that he has made. he talked today about education. his education policy would actually decimate the programs that a lot of latino college students have...
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it will get worse if romney looses. >> but this preemptive analysis almost baked into the cake is romney's probably going to lose so let's get out front and explain why. it's not because of conservatism. he wasn't conservative enough. but it's a pretty tight race. >> it's a pretty tight race but there certain good argument that you should be able to beat obama in this -- >> in this economic recovery, yes. >> romney's relationship with the media, you can write a whole book on this. ever since he stepped out of the governorship he's been trying to woo conservatives and none of it's really worked. conservatives still have a great deal of doubt about him as some of this commentary shows, even aft after he picks paul ryan. >> now it's a sense of panic. >> you're right that you're seeing already the setting up of the debate if he loses, right? they'll say he lost because he wasn't conservative enough. they'll sea ay he's like john mccain. they need to move right as we go into 2016. i'm not sure if that's going to be the right analysis if romney loses but that's what you're already seeing from th
it will get worse if romney looses. >> but this preemptive analysis almost baked into the cake is romney's probably going to lose so let's get out front and explain why. it's not because of conservatism. he wasn't conservative enough. but it's a pretty tight race. >> it's a pretty tight race but there certain good argument that you should be able to beat obama in this -- >> in this economic recovery, yes. >> romney's relationship with the media, you can write a whole...
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i have felt as ari felt that they went overboard in their ad going after romney. i thought they were excessive on a lot of this. it does go with the territory. what i think has been left out of the discussion and peter would be very good on this. and that is we have -- we are leaving one era where bin laden threatened us but into a new era where people say it will be more dangerous than it looks. pakistan is developing nuclear weapons every year. al qaeda is -- islamic militants are taking more political control in places like egypt. so that has all been left out of this. i do think there's been a quality about what the white house has done. saying basically we're now safe when we are not. and there is a lot out there in this new world that we really ought to be -- that's where i think the republicans ought to go. what are we going into the new world in which we're emerging. >> gloria, was this good politics? >> was what good politics? the trip? >> yes. >> well, everything is going to be seen as a political move. and given the fact that they released the web video
i have felt as ari felt that they went overboard in their ad going after romney. i thought they were excessive on a lot of this. it does go with the territory. what i think has been left out of the discussion and peter would be very good on this. and that is we have -- we are leaving one era where bin laden threatened us but into a new era where people say it will be more dangerous than it looks. pakistan is developing nuclear weapons every year. al qaeda is -- islamic militants are taking more...
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romney said it was a response. it's important to point out it came out before the rioting and long before the killing in benghazi. it was apparently an attempt by embassy to head off what you see happening here, to diffuse the situation before it got ugly, not appaologize after it did, ad you can agree or disagree with what the embassy did under pressure, whether their statement was appropriate. you could say it should have said nothing or defended the freedom of these filmmakers to make that inflammatory video. what you can't do is say that the embassy statement came after fact, it came before that event. mitt romney's statement was made before all the facts were known. if you thought he might back track today, you would be wrong. in fact today he restated the charge. listen. >> i think it's a terrible course for america to stand in apology for our values, that instead when our grounds are being attacked and being breached that the first response of the united states must be outrage at the breach of the sovereignt
romney said it was a response. it's important to point out it came out before the rioting and long before the killing in benghazi. it was apparently an attempt by embassy to head off what you see happening here, to diffuse the situation before it got ugly, not appaologize after it did, ad you can agree or disagree with what the embassy did under pressure, whether their statement was appropriate. you could say it should have said nothing or defended the freedom of these filmmakers to make that...
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a referendum on mitt romney. mitt romney's strategy was to make this election a referendum on president obama, and his record. but because of his own actions, the conversation keeps coming back to romney and his missteps. for instance, comments made at the private florida fund-raiser a few months ago. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. all right? there are 47 people who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they're entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. >>el with, just hours ago, mitt romney appeared on fox news to explain those comments, but it took eight minutes, okay? it took the entire interview until the end of the last question for mitt romney to get to talk about the one thing he actually wants to talk about. >> if people think they're better off, i would say well take a look at the -- at the numbers when it come
a referendum on mitt romney. mitt romney's strategy was to make this election a referendum on president obama, and his record. but because of his own actions, the conversation keeps coming back to romney and his missteps. for instance, comments made at the private florida fund-raiser a few months ago. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. all right? there are 47 people who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are...
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as you're well aware, mitt romney criticized the president very early on. his first statement after the attacks read and i know you're familiar with it. it's disgraceful the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. he's been criticized by many in the republican party for that statement. did he do the right thing or did he go too far? >> well, it was kind of the same as my first response also when i read that and people have said oh, look at the sequence of time when it came out. sort of a bad statement to come out when any embassy is under any kind of assault. we under you're angry. the president disavowed it. but it essentially came from an extended part of his administration so i think the first statement was a mistake. president obama has said it was the mistake. so by governor romney pointing out it was a mistake he now agrees with president obama. it's somewhat of people making a mountain out of a pole hill now. >> you just did a very masterful spinni
as you're well aware, mitt romney criticized the president very early on. his first statement after the attacks read and i know you're familiar with it. it's disgraceful the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. he's been criticized by many in the republican party for that statement. did he do the right thing or did he go too far? >> well, it was kind of the same as my first response...
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romney and his campaign said that the quote was taken out of context, and although romney shouldn't have said, it people knew what he meant. now the obama folks are making the same argument, so here's the truth, in context, as always reported by the "washington post." the private sector is in positive jobs territory, having created an average of 160,000 jobs per month in 2012. it's in positive territory for obama's time in office as well. the u.s. has created on net 780,000 private sector jobs since february of 2009. is the private sector soaring, i don't think anyone would say that, but as we like to point out often in our "no talking points" segment context is everything. is the private sector fine? boy, it depends on what your definition of fine is. that's tonight's "no talking points." looking for a better place to put your cash? here's one you may not have thought of -- fidelity. now you don't have to go to a bank to get the things you want from a bank, like no-fee atms, all over the world. free checkwriting and mobile deposits. now depositing a check is as easy as taking a picture.
romney and his campaign said that the quote was taken out of context, and although romney shouldn't have said, it people knew what he meant. now the obama folks are making the same argument, so here's the truth, in context, as always reported by the "washington post." the private sector is in positive jobs territory, having created an average of 160,000 jobs per month in 2012. it's in positive territory for obama's time in office as well. the u.s. has created on net 780,000 private...
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deficits into commanding romney leads. the idea behind is it simple. all polls base the outcome on what pollsters believe the electorate will look like, how many democrats versus how many republicans they think will actually turn out. getting that partisan makeup wrong can tilt the predictions. the people that don't believe the polls say this time, pollsters think the 2012 electorate will look a lot like 2008 and this they say is wrong. notice i said this time. back in 2004, democrats complained that the polls which showed george w. bush leading were overestimating the number of republicans who would vote. they were wrong. the polls were right. in 2000, al gore said don't believe the polls, polls showed him losing narrowly. polls were right. in fact, it's hard to find an example of the polls on average getting it wrong unless you go back to 1948, when they predicted thomas dewey defeated president harry truman. cnn political contributor ari fleischer joins us. he's an occasionally unpaid communications advisor for the romn
deficits into commanding romney leads. the idea behind is it simple. all polls base the outcome on what pollsters believe the electorate will look like, how many democrats versus how many republicans they think will actually turn out. getting that partisan makeup wrong can tilt the predictions. the people that don't believe the polls say this time, pollsters think the 2012 electorate will look a lot like 2008 and this they say is wrong. notice i said this time. back in 2004, democrats...
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he also talked about private equity quite favorably and he also talked about mitt romney meeting the threshold of qualification for president. all of those things create, frankly, a bit of weakness on president obama's part. what he needs to do if he can't -- to the extent he can't run on his economic record is at least create doubt in the populous that president romney isn't qualified to be president so all of these things put together have actually undercut, i think, president clinton's -- i'm sorry, president obama's major argument for weakening mitt romney. >> i do think it's rather risky for the republicans to rely on bill clinton at theirs validator on economic arguments. he makes arguments on why a more progressive tax code makes sense, long-term entitlement reform. there's very little daylight between his position and president obama. throw him in that briar patch. >> as long as he doesn't get in his own way. as long as he doesn't get in his own way and get in the principal's way, which is what he's done here which is why we're talking about him in the first place. you know i
he also talked about private equity quite favorably and he also talked about mitt romney meeting the threshold of qualification for president. all of those things create, frankly, a bit of weakness on president obama's part. what he needs to do if he can't -- to the extent he can't run on his economic record is at least create doubt in the populous that president romney isn't qualified to be president so all of these things put together have actually undercut, i think, president clinton's --...
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those are romney votes, not obama votes. and romney going to pittsburgh is going to resonate all along that ohio river valley tomorrow. >> the problem it seems to me has been actually forced by hurricane sandy which caused many problems for many people of a very real nature but in relation to the politics, it certainly stopped mitt romney's momentum pretty firmly in the tracks for a week because he couldn't get on television to campaign at all and it also allowed barack obama to be a president for a week in a time of crisis and he did it very well. in fact, chris christie raced to laud him. here's the problem. i think that's given him a big bounce coming into tomorrow. the reason i say that is that nate silver, that genius pollster of pollsters from the "new york times" who does this 538 poll, he's just tweeted this. a few more polls to add but obama, 91% to win the electoral college based on all the data today. this has been a pretty clear shift toward obama in national polls based on most recent data, he may lead by 2% to
those are romney votes, not obama votes. and romney going to pittsburgh is going to resonate all along that ohio river valley tomorrow. >> the problem it seems to me has been actually forced by hurricane sandy which caused many problems for many people of a very real nature but in relation to the politics, it certainly stopped mitt romney's momentum pretty firmly in the tracks for a week because he couldn't get on television to campaign at all and it also allowed barack obama to be a...
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give florida to romney. the state of virginia, again, the obama campaign says we're going to carry it. romney campaign says oh, no, you're not. if you give that to romney, you're down to colorado. the obama campaign says early voting makes them feel good. romney campaign says we'll win. hypothetical, i'll give it to romney. what would happen then? new hampshire, a tiny state, four electoral votes and ohio, where you are tonight, erin, 18, would settle the presidency because no matter who won new hampshire, the winner would need ohio. you're in the right place. >> certainly, it certainly feels that way and in ohio, what are you specifically looking for? what are you going to be watching tomorrow night especially when you look at those key counties? >> the reason ohio is such a good bellwether is because it is america. it has cities, agriculture, rural areas, small cities. this state of ohio has been right in every presidential election since 1964. meaning whoever has won ohio in every election since then has
give florida to romney. the state of virginia, again, the obama campaign says we're going to carry it. romney campaign says oh, no, you're not. if you give that to romney, you're down to colorado. the obama campaign says early voting makes them feel good. romney campaign says we'll win. hypothetical, i'll give it to romney. what would happen then? new hampshire, a tiny state, four electoral votes and ohio, where you are tonight, erin, 18, would settle the presidency because no matter who won...
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romney and his campaign said that the quote was taken out of context, and although romney shouldn't have said it, people knew what he meant. now the obama folks are making the same argument, so here's the truth, in context, as always also reported by "the washington post." "the private sector is in positive jobs territory, having created an average of 160,000 jobs per month in 2012. it's in positive territory for obama's time in office, as well. the u.s. has created on net 780,000 private sector jobs since february of 2009. is the private sector soaring, i don't think anyone would say that, but as we like to point out often in our "no talking points" segment context is everything. is the private sector fine? well, it depends on what your definition of fine is. that's tonight's "no talking points." like how a little oil from here can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. purina one discovered that by blending enhanced botanical oils into our food, we can help brighten an old dog's mind so he's up to his old tricks. with this kind of thinking going into our food, imagine all the goo
romney and his campaign said that the quote was taken out of context, and although romney shouldn't have said it, people knew what he meant. now the obama folks are making the same argument, so here's the truth, in context, as always also reported by "the washington post." "the private sector is in positive jobs territory, having created an average of 160,000 jobs per month in 2012. it's in positive territory for obama's time in office, as well. the u.s. has created on net...
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romney can win. romney is deploying his resources and previously won by double digit states of president obama's so we're down to the ground game. there's little that these gentlemen can say at this point that can exceed what their ground game has to do. we have a great ground game. we don't even -- our high propensity voters haven't even voted yet and i would disagree with my esteemed colleague and beautiful husband that it wasn't the debate, what happened at the debate was that romney filled the hole that voters wanted to be comfortable voting against barack obama and for mitt romney which is what romney's going to do for the next four years to grow the economy. there's nothing fundamental has changed. this economy is the worst ever, energy prices are not down and people are living the same life they lived four years ago. so that's what this race is about. not the polls. >> look, first of all, president obama won by 7.3 last time so he doesn't have the duplicate what he did in 2008 to win. secondly
romney can win. romney is deploying his resources and previously won by double digit states of president obama's so we're down to the ground game. there's little that these gentlemen can say at this point that can exceed what their ground game has to do. we have a great ground game. we don't even -- our high propensity voters haven't even voted yet and i would disagree with my esteemed colleague and beautiful husband that it wasn't the debate, what happened at the debate was that romney filled...
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key for governor romney is to focus on the economy? >> tell us about the next debate. >> there are ways to relate it back to the economy. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> four years ago it was senator john mccain debating candidate obama. he james me next. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of res? your ford dealer. i'm beginning to sense a pattern. buy four select tires, get a $60 rebate. use the ford service credit credit card, get $60 more. that's up to $120. where did you get that sweater vest? your ford dealer. anne's tablet called my phone. anne's tablet was chatting with a tablet in sydney... a desktop in zurich... and a telepresence room in brazil. the secure cloud helped us get some numbers from my assistant's pc in new york. and before i reached the top, the board meeting became a congrats we sold the company party. wait til my wife's phone hears about this. [ cellphone vibrating ] [ female announcer ] with
key for governor romney is to focus on the economy? >> tell us about the next debate. >> there are ways to relate it back to the economy. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> four years ago it was senator john mccain debating candidate obama. he james me next. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of res? your ford dealer. i'm beginning to sense a...
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i want to quickly show you a portion of the romney campaign's reply. >> it turns out romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest or to save a mother's life. >> both ads, keeping them honest. the obama ad suggests that mr. romney would immediately sign a bill to end abortion and ignores the context in which he calls such a possibility unlikely. >> let me say it. i would be delighted to sign that bill. that's not where we are. that's not where america issed to. where america is, is ready to overturn roe v. wade and overturn that authority. if the congress got there, we had that consensus in the country, terrific. >> the obama ad clearly messes with the context. the romney ad contradicts his past position and makes him sound more tolerant on abortion rights than he is. it mentions all the instances in which mr. romney does support the right to an abortion. it fails to mention that he outspokenly confirms overturning the right if in the first place. mitt believes that life begins at conception and believes that the right
i want to quickly show you a portion of the romney campaign's reply. >> it turns out romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest or to save a mother's life. >> both ads, keeping them honest. the obama ad suggests that mr. romney would immediately sign a bill to end abortion and ignores the context in which he calls such a possibility unlikely. >> let me say it. i would be delighted to sign that bill....
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, but also between paul ryan and mitt romney. he knows a lot about paul ryan on medicare, social security and also i was told, foreign policy. he will try to talk about that. >> it's interesting, john, you talk about the generational divide between these two but unlike the presidential debate where you had a former law professor and former ceo, these are two guys with blue collar backgrounds and have spent a lot of time out there campaigning. how noticeable do you think that's going to be? >> it takes one to know one. these are the two beer drinkers in this race. the president and governor romney, no insult intended, can seem a bit elite, detached sometimes. these are more blue collar guys. they're comfortable in an irish pub, in a vfw post. that's their job on the campaign trail, go out and get the working class voters who could be key especially in some of the idaho in west battleground states. they are somewhat alike these two, and that's what's stroefting. liberals are looking for biden to put up the fight the president did n
, but also between paul ryan and mitt romney. he knows a lot about paul ryan on medicare, social security and also i was told, foreign policy. he will try to talk about that. >> it's interesting, john, you talk about the generational divide between these two but unlike the presidential debate where you had a former law professor and former ceo, these are two guys with blue collar backgrounds and have spent a lot of time out there campaigning. how noticeable do you think that's going to...
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cnn estimates that mitt romney is cleedileading in is states. it takes 270 to win the white house. >> our campaign is growing into a movement that says we are going to get america back and strong and provide for our families. >> but president obama is in the midst of a 48 hour non-stop campaigning exhibition. >> people say what did i say i was going to do in 2008 and what have i delivered? they can have confidence that the things i say, i mean. >> we begin tonight with the governor of massachusetts. governor how are you? >> i'm great how are you? >> somebody tweeted me, it said whether you are a supporter or not of president obama, what he doesn't hear of people saying he has done a brilliant job, that is why he should be re-elected. >> how do you react to that? >> i told you the story about when the president came to visit me. i want him to take the advice in terms of the bragging. this president added 5.5 million jobs in the last few months. who has extended health care to every single american after 90 years of trying and brought bin laden to
cnn estimates that mitt romney is cleedileading in is states. it takes 270 to win the white house. >> our campaign is growing into a movement that says we are going to get america back and strong and provide for our families. >> but president obama is in the midst of a 48 hour non-stop campaigning exhibition. >> people say what did i say i was going to do in 2008 and what have i delivered? they can have confidence that the things i say, i mean. >> we begin tonight with...
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that goes romney. that's 248. after 248, if he gets colorado, new hampshire and wisconsin, he's the next president of the united states. of course, if he gets ohio, it's even a bigger margin. all those states are absolutely possible. every one of the states is possible. >> did you just say if your aunt had a mustache we would call her your uncle? >> yes. >> i got to think about that. [ speaking simultaneously ] >> quickly, your gut? >> my gut says pepto bismol. i don't think anyone knows right now, it's so close. you look at ohio, republicans typically go two percentage points over what the polls say, democrats typically goes two points behind. that puts them 49-49 in ohio. that comes down to the ground game. >> we'll take a quick break. we'll have more with our panel now and in the 10:00 hour. we will take a break and figure out whether paul's aunt is his uncle. a lot of -- really want to bring you the energy what's happening out there right now. president obama back in the state that really launched his first pr
that goes romney. that's 248. after 248, if he gets colorado, new hampshire and wisconsin, he's the next president of the united states. of course, if he gets ohio, it's even a bigger margin. all those states are absolutely possible. every one of the states is possible. >> did you just say if your aunt had a mustache we would call her your uncle? >> yes. >> i got to think about that. [ speaking simultaneously ] >> quickly, your gut? >> my gut says pepto bismol. i...
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how can romney make this charge by friends and family? >> if they're technically wrong, they should change the ad. i think it's to our advantage, we can win this election by sticking to the facts and again the case against obama is so decisive, particularly on the economy, on the price of gasoline, on the size of the deficits, that i think we don't have to exaggerate and candidly, if it's technically inaccurate, they ought to just fix it and go on about their business. >> you ran a tough campaign against governor romney, there was a lot of animosity. now are now on his side, were you wrong back then? i think you came choice to saying he was unfit to be president. were you wrong them or are you right now? >> i don't think i went quite that far. i threw a kitchen sink and mitt romney and he threw a kitchen sink at me. but with barack obama as the alternative, it's very easy for me to be excited about mitt romney. look out ten or 20 years when my grandchildren are 32 and 30. the difference between america that obama will create and the ameri
how can romney make this charge by friends and family? >> if they're technically wrong, they should change the ad. i think it's to our advantage, we can win this election by sticking to the facts and again the case against obama is so decisive, particularly on the economy, on the price of gasoline, on the size of the deficits, that i think we don't have to exaggerate and candidly, if it's technically inaccurate, they ought to just fix it and go on about their business. >> you ran a...
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romney's time at bain capital. mitt romney is being accused of hypocrisy over president obama's support of solyndra. the one that got government backed loans and then went bust. romney
romney's time at bain capital. mitt romney is being accused of hypocrisy over president obama's support of solyndra. the one that got government backed loans and then went bust. romney
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the 12 point lead over mitt romney romney. how bad is this for the romney campaign? he is a genius behind the 538 blog. welcome, you are a genius. you have an extraordinary grasp. with this book, the of just question to you, 41 day to go, who is going to win? >> we have a think like a gambleler and we have an 80% favorite. that number has been going up. we actually had it first begin to peak after the conventions but since romney's 47% comments we have his 47% win. you talked about the polls are maybe some of the best numbers we have seen for obama in any state that we have seen. almost all of the swing states that you have looked at. jimmy carter has been doing pretty well. what should we see in these polls. what is the reality of their value? >> right now obama in the polls is at 53%. it means it is not good enough for romney to pick up the undecided voters. which might mean like a crisis and you rup. the bullish sign has been in the stock market which has been getting jittery like spain and europe. romney is running out of time like routine things like the debate.
the 12 point lead over mitt romney romney. how bad is this for the romney campaign? he is a genius behind the 538 blog. welcome, you are a genius. you have an extraordinary grasp. with this book, the of just question to you, 41 day to go, who is going to win? >> we have a think like a gambleler and we have an 80% favorite. that number has been going up. we actually had it first begin to peak after the conventions but since romney's 47% comments we have his 47% win. you talked about the...
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romney's proposing a different way to do it. everybody's in the middle going okay, what are we going to do. i actually think people that voted for obama are really being hardcore with him about where he's coming from and people that voted for republicans in the past are going i don't know, i got to really take a look at this. to be honest with you, i'm ill, ill and wary of politics. to turn on the tv -- >> we agree. we agree. >> it just almost gives me a headache to think about turning it on. i'm just weary of it. i think americans in general are, no matter what your affiliation. honestly, i can't stand most of them regardless of the party. >> you can take subjects that you would think would start out as john and i are completely far apart, and then once we start discussing it, then you find out how much honestly we both kind of are saying the same thing. >> who do you think would do a better job of american relations? >> if you're asking me that i think a businessman does. a businessman knows how to run a business. the question
romney's proposing a different way to do it. everybody's in the middle going okay, what are we going to do. i actually think people that voted for obama are really being hardcore with him about where he's coming from and people that voted for republicans in the past are going i don't know, i got to really take a look at this. to be honest with you, i'm ill, ill and wary of politics. to turn on the tv -- >> we agree. we agree. >> it just almost gives me a headache to think about...
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is there any more than a romney administration could do? >> i certainly think a romney administration would quickly gather our nato allies in turkey, and say this is in your backyard, this is an area in which we will help, provide technical leadership, but the help on the ground to stabilize the situation and protect the innocents that are being slaughtered, will have to come o out -- >> one of the reasons why wanted to talk to you is because you are one of the wealthiest members of congress, it's been reported that your own personal wealth is somewhere in the neighborhood of $400 million, mitt romney, obviously is one of the wealthiest men to run for the white house. and there's been this whole line of attack coming from the obama re-election campaign in recent weeks on his private business record. and i'm just curious what you think about mitt romney's response to all that? do you think it is an effective response? do you think he could be more effective in talking about his own experience. obviously companies were closed during his watch
is there any more than a romney administration could do? >> i certainly think a romney administration would quickly gather our nato allies in turkey, and say this is in your backyard, this is an area in which we will help, provide technical leadership, but the help on the ground to stabilize the situation and protect the innocents that are being slaughtered, will have to come o out -- >> one of the reasons why wanted to talk to you is because you are one of the wealthiest members of...
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there's nothing wrong with mitt romney at all. but he's a politician and he has views and you've got to elect him on the power of the merit of his opinions. let's turn to music. match box twenty. very cool cover. >> thank you very much. >> tell me about this. >> well, north, you know, we took a hiatus. i did a couple solo records. we did a greatest hits record. this is our first studio record in over ten years. >> you guys are, like, huge. then the traditional singer goes off and, you know, wants to be the new michael jackson, right? >> yes, i had to find a vehicle big enough for my ego. something that my head could ride around in. >> you missed each other. you've now produced this album. what was it like the second time around to get back with the group and do your thing again? >> we were because i think in the middle of the solo records we did the greatest hits. we always tour. we were out on the road together for a year and a half. while i was -- even while i was touring my solo record the guys would come out to the shows and g
there's nothing wrong with mitt romney at all. but he's a politician and he has views and you've got to elect him on the power of the merit of his opinions. let's turn to music. match box twenty. very cool cover. >> thank you very much. >> tell me about this. >> well, north, you know, we took a hiatus. i did a couple solo records. we did a greatest hits record. this is our first studio record in over ten years. >> you guys are, like, huge. then the traditional singer...
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jim, you cover governor romney. a lot of us that have heard president obama's humor before, governor romney's not so much. got some good lines in there. do you think tonight would help him with likability numbers? do they look at this? >> i think so. i think the headlines tomorrow, might be governor romney, what about your laughs? he some good zingers. i talked to a senior romney adviser who said in addition to doing debate prep, he was working on his material for tonight and he clearly brought his "a" game. anderson this sis a window into mitt romney. he's a hyper competitive individual. he had to know that the president was so well received, because little president does pretty well at white house correspondent dinners, that he needed to bring some good material tonight and he did just that. >> president obama approached the night a little differently. jessica, out to you. >> well, he's -- you know, he uses self-deprecating humor as one of his not secret weapons. he's good at these dinners, the white house corresp
jim, you cover governor romney. a lot of us that have heard president obama's humor before, governor romney's not so much. got some good lines in there. do you think tonight would help him with likability numbers? do they look at this? >> i think so. i think the headlines tomorrow, might be governor romney, what about your laughs? he some good zingers. i talked to a senior romney adviser who said in addition to doing debate prep, he was working on his material for tonight and he clearly...
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senior romney advisers were out of sight all day long. and here in iowa, and i think this is what happens when the romney campaign has a new cycle that gets out of his control. we saw that happen earlier today. before they put out that statement saying what they wanted to do. one of their top surrogates in new hampshire senator ahat who was on his list of running mates said she was not going to be joining richard mourdock on the campaign trail today. this is threading the needle for this campaign. trying to distance themselves from mourdock while at the same time not throwing him under the bus. >> we saw the obama campaign jump on this pretty quickly. do they plan to keep those attacks up beyond today? >> well, to the extent that this continues to be part of the new cycle, certainly. they believe they have been trying to paint the portrait. when it comes to women's health issues and them having control over their own bodies and the republican party is dangerous. the campaign jumping on this right away and the traveling campaign saying tha
senior romney advisers were out of sight all day long. and here in iowa, and i think this is what happens when the romney campaign has a new cycle that gets out of his control. we saw that happen earlier today. before they put out that statement saying what they wanted to do. one of their top surrogates in new hampshire senator ahat who was on his list of running mates said she was not going to be joining richard mourdock on the campaign trail today. this is threading the needle for this...
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wife, ann romney. two fascinating women and strong advocates for their successful and ambitious husbands. at the bottom of the hour we'll bring you a special of "the journey of ann romney." she tells our own gloria borger that some people have the wrong impression of her husband. >> there are a lot of charges about your husband. one of them is that he's somebody who has no core. that he's been on both sides of a lot of issues. >> and that's just to me like the most false charge there is. because i know his core. >> what is his core? >> honesty, integrity, decency, intelligence, conviction to doing the right thing. for me i've seen that in everything he's done. and he's exhibited it in every way that he's lived his life. >> more from mrs. romney at the bottom of the hour here on cnn the in the meantime the first lady, michelle obama, spoke with our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. she says her husband, the president, is dedicated to helping all americans. >> what i can tell you about my h
wife, ann romney. two fascinating women and strong advocates for their successful and ambitious husbands. at the bottom of the hour we'll bring you a special of "the journey of ann romney." she tells our own gloria borger that some people have the wrong impression of her husband. >> there are a lot of charges about your husband. one of them is that he's somebody who has no core. that he's been on both sides of a lot of issues. >> and that's just to me like the most false...
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. >> what he could say to mitt romney? >> if he's going double down on the 47% remark, it will cause difficulties. we know the overwhelming number of those people work and have children. >> president obama and the economy. how is he managed to avoid public retribution for not fixing the economy? >> it's not a normal thing. >> the extraordinary work of a clinton initiative. >> keep pushing the rocks up the hill. >> big ideas from the big names. dee pock chopra, things get lively at the global initiative. you want to make farming sexy, don't you? this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> mr. president, thank you very much for sparing the time to talk to me. you are in the eighth year now, of the clinton global initiative. i would imagine all the world leaders you managed to amass here, there are a few topics of concentrated attention. probably right at the top of the list would be this simmering tension between israel and iran. now, i interviewed president ahmadinejad last night and he was adamant that he has no plan to build a nu
. >> what he could say to mitt romney? >> if he's going double down on the 47% remark, it will cause difficulties. we know the overwhelming number of those people work and have children. >> president obama and the economy. how is he managed to avoid public retribution for not fixing the economy? >> it's not a normal thing. >> the extraordinary work of a clinton initiative. >> keep pushing the rocks up the hill. >> big ideas from the big names. dee pock...
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romney's had a bad couple weeks. the underlying reality is gasoline is dramatically higher than it was when obama was elected. the debt is so high, obama wouldn't even say the number the other night on "letterman "which was amazing. conservative republican has shown as much ignorance about the national debt as obama did on "letterman" it would have been a four-day story. instead it wasn't noticed at all. part of this is the romney people haven't gotten used yet to the fact that in a general election, if you're the conservative, you are running against a headwind all day every day and you've got to just stick to your guns, be very clear about what you're going to do and not let the media distract you. >> mr. speaker, i hope he's watching tonight. some wise words as always. thank you for joining me. >> good to be with you. >>> now we will turn to the other side. joining me more on the big story is one of the democratic party's rising stars, maryland governor martin o'malley. how are you, governor? >> well, piers. how a
romney's had a bad couple weeks. the underlying reality is gasoline is dramatically higher than it was when obama was elected. the debt is so high, obama wouldn't even say the number the other night on "letterman "which was amazing. conservative republican has shown as much ignorance about the national debt as obama did on "letterman" it would have been a four-day story. instead it wasn't noticed at all. part of this is the romney people haven't gotten used yet to the fact...
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with governor romney, we don't believe in his vision. we don't believe it solves the problems of education. >> we know both parties have talked about more vouchers -- charter schools, not vouchers. republicans are vouchers. charter schools, more choice for students. republicans hammered school choice and voucher. take a listen to what the former florida governor jeb bush recently said. >> there are many people who say they support strong schools but draw the line at school choice. sorry, kid, giving you equal opportunity would be too risky and it would upset powerful political forces we need to win elections. >> dennis, that's you, the powerful political forces to win elections for the president. he says voters can help unions or voters can help students. it's one or the other. what's wrong with allowing parents to choose their child's school. >> i just don't understand why in america we want to find a solution that solves the problem for some students. the richest and most powerful nation in the world, i want the mental model, i want th
with governor romney, we don't believe in his vision. we don't believe it solves the problems of education. >> we know both parties have talked about more vouchers -- charter schools, not vouchers. republicans are vouchers. charter schools, more choice for students. republicans hammered school choice and voucher. take a listen to what the former florida governor jeb bush recently said. >> there are many people who say they support strong schools but draw the line at school choice....